Mon State Junta Orders Each Village Tract and Ward in Mudon to Provide Up to Three Conscripts for Ongoing Military Training

August 3, 2025

Mudon Township, Mon State

According to sources close to local administrators, the military junta has ordered that every village tract and ward in Mudon Township must provide up to three conscripts for the military, with no exceptions.

The conscription drive is being enforced through local military recruitment committees, which include ward and village tract administrators. These administrators are now tasked with identifying eligible men and coordinating forced enlistments. Reports suggest that junta authorities are instructing administrators to conduct household surveys and random draws to meet the assigned recruitment quota.

The directive is being implemented in line with the junta’s ongoing weekly military training programs, which are now in their 16th round. Administrators have been told they must supply a minimum of three recruits per area every month without fail.

In exchange for their cooperation, administrators who successfully meet recruitment targets are reportedly being allowed to collect conscription-related “fees” and other informal payments without legal consequence. These include monthly cash collections from households and kickbacks related to exemption certificates and conscript substitutions.

Sources in Mudon say administrators who fail to deliver recruits are facing threats of removal from their posts. As a result, many are now resorting to hiring conscripts or rounding up “replacement” youths—offering them between 700,000 to 1,000,000 MMK (approximately USD 300–400) in exchange for joining the military on someone else’s behalf.

“Administrators are under intense pressure. Some are collecting between 10,000 to 20,000 MMK from every household monthly, just to ensure they can buy conscripts and avoid being dismissed,” said a local resident.

In previous months, young travelers from other regions passing through Mudon Township were arrested without cause—especially at night—and forcibly sent to military training centers. Arrests often targeted those without proper vehicle licenses, suspected drug users, petty thieves, or even simply youths out late at night.

However, locals say the situation has worsened in recent weeks. The junta, under pressure to hold a sham election and regain territory lost to resistance forces, is urgently expanding its army. This has intensified pressure on junta-appointed administrators to supply increasing numbers of new recruits, regardless of legality or local consent.

Similar patterns are being reported in other townships across Mon State. Local administrators are under orders to fulfill military recruitment quotas—and in turn, are threatening civilians with home raids and arrests if they fail to comply. In some cases, families have been warned that their homes would be locked or sealed if they refused to hand over a male family member for conscription.

According to a source close to junta authorities, an estimated 2,800 conscripts have already been forcibly enrolled across Mon State during training rounds 1 through 15 of the junta’s so-called “People’s Military Service” program.

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